Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-13
HORSE GOSSIP.

Jay. Eye-See is being got ready this year
to lower his record, 2l04.
| Mr.. Corbett offers to bet $500 to $4,000
that Guy Wilkes will lower his record to
2. 1917 before the close of the present sea-
son.
The match between the fast trotters
Majolica and Arab is creating lots of en-.
thusasm. Majolica is slightly the favor
lite, and if fit he ought to win,
One of the leading horsemen of the
county thinks there are no horses on the
turf. barring Harry Wilkes, Oliver X.
and Clingstone that have a right to beat
Majolica.
The we'll known dam of Belle Shack
EFT" the mare" Glover Fed, owned by Ben
jamin Il. Field, Ferrisburgh has FLY
colt by Rival" he by old Smuggler."
The colt is PAGER.
The Dwyer brothers bought Egmont, the
Nashville phenomenon, Friday, from the
Auburn stables, for $4,000. Egmont sold
as yearling in 1884 for s275 at the Belle
Meade sale. Turtmen generally say that
he is the finest horse in America for his
age.
A. H. Hall of Island Pond has purchased
an interest in a fine Patchsn and Handle
tonian stallion. The reported price is
$1,000.
The Detroit Driving lub has decided to
offer $4,000 in purses to be trotted for at
ltS summer meeting July ~, ~ Il ana
%. The entries close May IL.
1t is said that Daisy Ray, by Ben Frank
| lin, was recently driven quarter by Mr..
George Hicks, hitched to l50-pound
wagon, in 80 seconds.
| Mr.. NJ. w. StimsOn of Boston was in
the north part of Vermont last week and
purchased II fine horses at Morrisville,
Bradford and vicinity.
A West Concord, Vt, reader is anxious
to learn something about the horse Went
worth Boy, owned in, or kept near, Ply
mouth some 10 years ago
In the free-for-all race at the July meet
| ing in Detroit, Maud s., Jay-Eye.See
Harry Wilkes. Clingstone and Oliver X
are barred. The meeting july 10 to 81 in.
elusive, promises ito tie ore Of the tie
the year $4,000 in purses will be offer
| ed.
Mountain Boy, registered standard No.
1880 will make the season at the stables eff
| DIR. H. G. Hooker, Waterbury, VT. This
horse was sired by the old Daniel Lambert
and his dam was sired by old Ethan
Allen. He has won seven races, has a
striking resemblance to old Ethan Allen,
and is a very desirable stock horse.
Feefee Brothers of North Hero have
purchased of Judge Hazen the sorrel
| geldng "Cromo." He is eight years old,
was sired by Woodburn Pilot, and has
been trained enough to show better than
three minutes. 1t Is the intention of the
present owners to put him in training as
soon as he is properly fitted.
Cambridge holds her own as town pro-
ducng first Class horses. A. j. Cutting
has fine matched pair of chestnuts
weighing about POO, standing 1871 high.
They make an elegant driving team are
well bred and either one of them can step
in 2;30 and can do it handsomely. ID. w
Cuttng.has a 5-years- old bay mare, inbred
har oi 70 6u haipu har
sister, out of Holabrd's Ethan. Mr.. Cut.
ting has never tried inbreediug before but
expresses himself as being well satisfied
with this experiment. This young horse
is certainly handsome animal and is Civ
ing every indication of developing speed
weighing about $50 pounds which is one
of the best roadsters in town, and one
that does not take the dust from many
horses